Real Madrid showing moderate variety as they reach the 50-goal mark in La Liga

There is no doubt that Real Madrid have been far from their best level since the start of this season, and Carlo Ancelotti has had a hard time getting the team to play at their optimal level.

The Merengues were expected to be one of the most frightening teams in Europe this season after they added Kylian Mbappe to further bolster their attacking line which already boasted the likes of Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes, and Brahim Diaz, while Jude Bellingham also playing as more of an attacker than a midfielder at times.

This star-studded offensive line has needed some time to gel, but they are seemingly now getting close to realise the potential to become one of the most feared attacking lines in Europe and Spain.

But even in this period of adaptation, goalscoring has not been one of the areas where the team has shown struggles. This is quite clear from the fact that after 21 league games, Real Madrid have already scored 50 goals.

Sofascore statistics provide an overview of these goals, showing that Los Blancos are scoring with an average of 2.4 goals per game. 8 of these 50 goals have come from penalties, while only 1 has resulted from a free-kick. The rest of the 41 goals have been scored from open play.

In total, 40 of these goals have come from inside the box, while the rest of the 10 have come from shots taken from outside of the box.

Similarly, a significant majority of these goals, 37, have come from shots taken by the right foot, while 11 goals were scored by left-footed shots. More worryingly, there have been only 2 headed goals, showcasing the lack of good headers in the Real Madrid attacking line, with all of Mbappe, Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Brahim excelling more with their feet.

Only Rudiger and Tchouameni seem to be threats with their heads when the Merengues get a set piece, especially as Eder Militao is out with an injury. Lately, Raul Asencio has also been seen trying his chances with headers but has not yet been able to get on the scoresheet.

Los Blancos have also not been very efficient with their chances, as they create 3.6 big chances on average in each game, but end up missing 2 of these big chances. They have also hit the woodwork 6 times in total in this La Liga campaign.

On average, Ancelotti’s men take 16 shots per game, 6.4 of which end up on the goal, 5.1 go off-target, and 4.4 are blocked by defenders.

Thus, there has been some variety in the Real Madrid attack, but most of the goals they have scored have come from right-footed shots from inside the box. The lack of headed goals is one of the most notable aspects of their attacking style, which can come in handy for them when they face more stubborn defences going forward.